Paper clip board



Feb. 8, 1944. T. D. CAMPBELL 2,340,931

PAPER CLIP BOARD Filed Dec. s, 1942 TITLE IN :WWA s Patented Feb. 8, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAPER CLIP BOARD Talmage DL Campbell, Ocala, F1a.

Application December 8, 1942, Serial No. 468,265

3 Claims.

This invention relates to vwriting supports and more particularly to a paper clip board especially designed for holding andsupporting letter sheets, printed forms, and the like, when writing thereon.

The main object of the invention is to provide a writing support or board which will make possible an easier and more eiiicient method of handling a number of constantly used forms.

A further object of the invention is to `provide a writing support or board of simple and inexpensive construction which may be conveniently held in the hand or supported on the knee of the user, or on any flat surface, while yfilling in blank forms or making notations or memoranda on sheets of paper.

A further object of the invention is to provide a writing support including a body portion provided with a terminal guide cleat for engagement with the `sheets of paper and having its rear surface, on opposite sides of the cleat, formed with depressions adapted to receive and house suitable clips or other paper holding devices, thereby to permit several boards to be assembled in close parallel relation to each other when not in use or when transporting the same from place to place.

A further object is to form the guide cleat with a central opening so vas to permit one or more of the boards to be conveniently suspended from a nail or other suitable support until ready for use,

A still further object of the invention is to generally improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability-and eciency, as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a writing support constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 'is a rear elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a top plan View showing several of the writing supports assembled on end in contact with each other and with their designatlng indicia Visible so as to permit the ready selection of a desired support.

Figure 4 is a detail perspective View of a portion of the device, looking at the rear face thereof.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4, showing one of the supports in full lines and another support in dotted lines and in juxtaposition thereto.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is aside elevation showing several of the supports assembled fand suspendedffrom a supporting nail.

The improved Writing support forming the' subject matter of 'the present invention comprises a body portion or board 5, preferably -rectangular in shape and constructed of stiff fiber board, Wood, or other suitable material, the front face of the board being perfectly nat so as to form a smooth backing or support for one or more letter sheets orprinted forms, indicated at 6. Extending transversely of the board 5, at the `upper end thereof, 'and -ei-ther secured to or formed integral with a vertical extension 6' on said board, is a cleat 1 having its opposite ends terminating short vof the'adjacent side edges of the board 5 :and its lower longitudinal edge 8 spaced downwardly from -the 'top of the board to form an abutment or glu-ide for engagement with the adjacent edges 'of the printed Aforms 6, so as to center the forms 'on the board.

The rear face of the board 5, oniopposite sides of the cleat 1,-is formed-"with vertical depressions 9 opening thro-ugh the upper edge of the board and of sufcient width to accommodate one -or more paper clips or other fastening devices, indicated at l0. The depressions 9 serve to house the adjacent portions of the paper clips l0 so as to' permit 'several Yof the boards 'to be assembled or stacked on end in close lparallel relation to each other, when not in use and thus r take up Very little space when carrying same in a Satchel, brief case, or other transporting' medium, and also to ipermit'the ready selection and removal of any particular board from the stack when desired.

The opposite ends of the cleat 'l are preferably inclined in the direction of the face of the board 5, as indicated at l I, so as not to oiier any angular obstruction which would tend to catch on or tear the paper, said cleat being provided with a central opening I2 to permit several of the assembled boards to be conveniently suspended from a nail I3 or other suitable support, as best illustrated in Figure '7 of the drawing. It will here be noted that the cleat 'l not only forms an abutment and guide for the sheets of paper, but also serves to reinforce the board and space the upper edges of said sheets of paper from the upper edge of the board 5 so as to keep the sharp ends of the paper clips from tearing or otherwise mutilating the paper when the top sheet is removed. The cleat 1 also forms a nger piece to facilitate grasping the support, when removing the same from a stack of said supports. It will furthermore be noted that, owing to the location of the depressions 9, the paper is firmly gripped by the clips I0 on opposite sides of the cleat 1. and, as said depressions are relatively wide, they will accommodate several small clips or one or more large clips, as the case may be.

In operation, the printed forms or sheets 6 are positioned on the front face of the board 5, with the upper edges of the sheets contacting the abutment 8 and, in which posi-tion, the sheets will be securely fastened on the board by fitting the clips over the upper edge of the board at said depressions. The board is then supported in the hand or on the knee of the user, or on any at surface, when lling in the form sheets or making notations or other memoranda thereon. The upper surface of the cleat 1 is perfectly flat to present a smooth surface on which may be printed or otherwise represented, at I3', the title or nature of the form sheet to be lled in, as best shown in Figure 3 of the drawing.

After the form sheets have been filled in, several of the boards may be assembled or stacked on end in flat parallel relation on a table or other :dat surface until it is desired to again ll in any particular form, or said supports may be suspended from the nail I3. It Will here be noted that the depth of the ldepressions 9 is such as to entirely house and protect the adjacent portions of the clips I0 so that when the boards are assembled in flat parallel relation to each other, the face of one board will not contact and displace the clips carried by an adjacent board. It will further be noted that as the cleat I of each board is provided with indicia descriptive of the nature of .the data to be lled in on the form sheets, the user may readily select any particular board by merely glancing at said indicia.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a unitary support, the construction of which is such that several of the supports may be stacked on end in close side contacting relation with the designating indicia of each support clearly visible at all times so as to permit a person toquickly and conveniently withdraw a selected support from the stack for .the purpose of lling in a desired form.

It will, of course, be understood that Ithe device may be made indiilerent sizes and shapes and constructed of any suitable material without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A -writing support comprising a flat body having front and rear faces, a guide cleat extending transversely of the front face of the body at the upper end thereof and having its lower longitudinal edge constituting a straight continuous abutment for engagement with the adjacent edge of a sheet of paper, the entire area of the rear face of the body and that portion of the front face between the guide cleat and lower edge of the body being devoid of surface obstructions, there being vertical depressions formed in the rear face of the body on opposite sides of the cleat, and clips extending over the upper edge of the body and engaging the paper sheet, portions of the clips being housed within the depressions whereby to permit several of said supports to be assembled in close parallel relation to each other.

2. A writing support comprising a flat body having front and rear faces and provided at its upper portion with a vertical extension, a guide cleat co-extensive in length with and secured to said extension and having its front surface projecting beyond the front surface of said body with its lower longitudinal edge spaced downwardly from the upper edge of said body for engagement with the adjacent edge of a sheet of paper, the

entire area of the rear face of the body and that` portion of the front face between the guide cleat and lower edge of the body being devoid of surface projections, there being vertical depressions formed in the rear face of the body on opposite sides of the cleat, and clips extending over the upper edge of ythe body and engaging the paper sheet, portions of the clips being housed within the depressions whereby to permit several of said supports to be assembled in close parallel relation to each other.

3. A writing support including a flat body having front and rear faces, a transverse cleat secured to the front face of the body at the upper end thereof and having its opposite edges beveled inwardly and spaced from the adjacent vertical edges of said body, said cleat being provided with a central opening for engagement with a support and having .its upper edge between said beveled ends formed with a at surface adapted to display sui-table indicia, the entire area of the rear face of the body and that portion of thefront face between the guide cleat and lower edge of the body being devoid of surface projections, there being spaced depressions formed in the rear face of the body on opposite sides of the cleat, and clips tted over the upper edge of the body and having portions thereof fitted within the adjacent depressions to permit several of the supports to be stacked one upon the other in close contacting relation to display said indicia at one i end of each support.

TALMAGE D. CAMPBELL. 

